expedience
noun [ U ] formal uk/?k?spi?.di.?ns/ us/?k?spi?.di.?ns/ (also expediency, /?k?spi?.di.?n.si/ /?k?spi?.di.?n.si/)
权宜之计;应急办法;不得已而做的事
the situation in which something is helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable
As a matter of expedience, we will not be taking on any new staff this year. 迫不得已,我们公司今年将不招新员工。
I think this government operates on the basis of expediency, not of principle. 我认为这届政府做事毫无原则,只顾眼前之事。
Compare: opportunism


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